tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451838183910864405.post3114147518786473926..comments2020-04-30T11:34:41.214-07:00Comments on Cinemaphile: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre / **1/2 (1974)David M Keyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11765191637815775830noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451838183910864405.post-73533363852360635912016-08-12T16:53:36.364-07:002016-08-12T16:53:36.364-07:00I don&#39;t see how disruption of &#39;rhythm and ...I don&#39;t see how disruption of &#39;rhythm and psychology&#39; is such a bad thing. Leatherface doesn&#39;t follow reason or psychology. He kills and cuts apart those hippies in the only way he knows how. To take away his chainsaw is to take away his job, his livelihood and his family&#39;s heritage. After killing the first few victims, life goes on as normal for the family, even with a screaming hippie to take care of. To use a gun or a knife would make this another film with a generic, sadistic killer. The audience, as in so many slasher films, will vicariously enjoy the act of the killing, or the fantasy of escaping the killer. Instead, we&#39;re left with this loud, disgusting experience, with the droning of a chainsaw that is actually rarely used on its intended subjects, which challenges everything we have come to accept about all horror movies since. Whether you view it as a comment on the horrors of the meat industry, a message about the decline of family values or a warning not to start a journey without topping up on fuel, this film is disturbing, brutal and effective in a way that modern horrors struggle to grasp. You have admitted that so many aspects of it are impressive; why grasp at petty issues to drag this cult classic down because you&#39;d rather murder hippies with a gun? Leatherfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028500515401431946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2451838183910864405.post-14681762562370032016-08-12T16:09:14.196-07:002016-08-12T16:09:14.196-07:00*effect*effectLeatherfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412142194600440683noreply@blogger.com